Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, strongly criticised the X Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai, for summarily dismissing an application under Order XXI Rule
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"An independent professional who relies upon books, records, and data furnished by the management cannot be hauled up under Section 628 without specific, concrete allegations
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"The subject shrine is only a temple and no religious institute is attached with this shrine; this temple cannot be considered as Math and as per
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"The role attributed to the appellants herein is merely that they were present at the scene, witnessed the occurrence, and failed to intervene or make
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"Applying the doctrine of strict construction, we are of the considered opinion that commission of offence by the company is an express condition precedent to
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"The concept of liberal approach cannot be made to a stage of totally unfettered free play. The delay of 3733 days is certainly an enormous
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Kerala High Court held on Friday that the State Government cannot abdicate or impermissibly delegate its obligation to finalise college staff fixation proposals to an affiliating university
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"The condonation of delay is not automatic. It hinges upon judicial discretion about a satisfactory explanation for the delay. Thus, it is incumbent upon the Trial Court
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"The Deed of Assignment is well backed by due authorisation and is consistent with, and an outcome of, the institutional framework and the IP Policy. By
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" Not only legal but a pious obligation is upon the husband to maintain his chaste wife, minor children and parents, if they are financially
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"The need to afford a fair opportunity to an objector does not justify avoidable or indefinite delay in execution proceedings; equally, the objective of expeditious
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Delhi High Court has held that formal proof of bank statements is not mandatory in a money recovery suit where the defendant admits the receipt
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"The mere allegation of furnishing false or incomplete information in a passport application, without the additional statutory ingredients of cheating and dishonest inducement resulting in delivery of
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"The custody of a minor child, who is of tender age, should ordinarily rest with the mother as it is a well settled principle that
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"It is held that the present petitioners are bound by the modified preliminary decree passed by the learned trial court in terms of the decree
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"In the absence of any satisfactory explanation for the extraordinary delay in recording their statements, coupled with the unnatural conduct of witnesses in withholding such a vital
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"One of the paramount duties of the Superior Courts is to see that a person who is apparently innocent is not subjected to persecution and
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"It is pertinent to mention here that the officer who passed the Order-in-Original and the officer who is assigned as the proper officer in cases involving
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"In view of the above settled position, unless the plaintiffs establish their plea of execution of the settlement under undue influence, the settlement deed cannot
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"The submission proceeds on the assumption that a person carrying a weapon would necessarily try to throw it away or offer resistance on finding himself
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"The critical condition of the petitioner's step-brother constitutes a circumstance warranting indulgence. No prejudice is likely to be caused by permitting the petitioner to attend
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"Learned Additional Solicitor General is right that only in the event of the Single Judge excluding time and finding the Section 34 application to be within
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on October 26, 2026, held that High Courts cannot dismiss petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
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"We are also of the opinion that having held the writ to be not maintainable, the Division Bench of the High Court could not
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"Prima facie we are of the opinion that with the vesting of the property(ies) with the Bankruptcy Trustee under Section 128 read with 154
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"This Scheme is a statutory scheme because it is framed under statutory provision of Section 164A of the Act, 1988. Section 2 (38-A) defines the term
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NEW DELHI: Underscoring that an order granting enlargement on bail cannot be sustained when passed in ignorance or suppression of vital criminal antecedents, the Supreme
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"The power of the constitutional Courts to exercise judicial review, though deferential in election matters, cannot be said to be wholly negated when the discharge of
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"It is not often, but we do come across orders akin to the one impugned, which is in blatant breach of judicial discipline and in
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"The statutory bar, however, cannot be mechanically invoked to defeat the right of a person who was not a party to the compromise and who
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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court ruled on October 30, 2026, that an appellate court is fully justified in granting ex parte ad interim injunctive relief to
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"The mere factum of the relationship having turned sour and acrimonious cannot on its own convert earlier incidences of consent to sexual acts into offences
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“A Grant Of Jagir Is Not To Be Misconstrued As One Of Title Over The Property” Supreme Court has held that a jagirdar was never an owner
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"While making a law retrospectively and validating it, notwithstanding the decision of a Court of law, it is permissible to alter the very basis of
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"Thus, the two learned arbitrators not only construed the express terms of the agreement contrarily but completely supplanted them with new terms, as per their own
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"In any proceedings filed on dishonour of cheque or recovery proceedings, the money lender in the State of Maharashtra has to produce a licence to satisfy the
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"The dispute between the parties centres on trademark infringement, etc. In effect, the commercial suits or cross-suits seek prayers restraining the Defendant from causing breach of
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"A hyper-technical objection regarding the form or mode of communicating grounds of arrest cannot be treated as a self-executing, blanket key to unlock regular bail,
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"The statutory framework does not contemplate an open-ended, limitless, or roving enquiry obliging the investigating agency to explore every possible avenue of income that
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"A notice under section 143(2) of the Act is sine qua non for a proceeding for reassessment under Section 147 of the Act. In the
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Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, strongly criticised the X Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai, for summarily dismissing an application under Order XXI Rule
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"An independent professional who relies upon books, records, and data furnished by the management cannot be hauled up under Section 628 without specific, concrete allegations
read more
"The subject shrine is only a temple and no religious institute is attached with this shrine; this temple cannot be considered as Math and as per
read more
"The role attributed to the appellants herein is merely that they were present at the scene, witnessed the occurrence, and failed to intervene or make
read more
"Applying the doctrine of strict construction, we are of the considered opinion that commission of offence by the company is an express condition precedent to
read more
"The concept of liberal approach cannot be made to a stage of totally unfettered free play. The delay of 3733 days is certainly an enormous
read more
Kerala High Court held on Friday that the State Government cannot abdicate or impermissibly delegate its obligation to finalise college staff fixation proposals to an affiliating university
read more
"The condonation of delay is not automatic. It hinges upon judicial discretion about a satisfactory explanation for the delay. Thus, it is incumbent upon the Trial Court
read more
"The Deed of Assignment is well backed by due authorisation and is consistent with, and an outcome of, the institutional framework and the IP Policy. By
read more
" Not only legal but a pious obligation is upon the husband to maintain his chaste wife, minor children and parents, if they are financially
read more
"The need to afford a fair opportunity to an objector does not justify avoidable or indefinite delay in execution proceedings; equally, the objective of expeditious
read more
Delhi High Court has held that formal proof of bank statements is not mandatory in a money recovery suit where the defendant admits the receipt
read more
"The mere allegation of furnishing false or incomplete information in a passport application, without the additional statutory ingredients of cheating and dishonest inducement resulting in delivery of
read more
"The custody of a minor child, who is of tender age, should ordinarily rest with the mother as it is a well settled principle that
read more
"It is held that the present petitioners are bound by the modified preliminary decree passed by the learned trial court in terms of the decree
read more
"In the absence of any satisfactory explanation for the extraordinary delay in recording their statements, coupled with the unnatural conduct of witnesses in withholding such a vital
read more
"One of the paramount duties of the Superior Courts is to see that a person who is apparently innocent is not subjected to persecution and
read more
"It is pertinent to mention here that the officer who passed the Order-in-Original and the officer who is assigned as the proper officer in cases involving
read more
"In view of the above settled position, unless the plaintiffs establish their plea of execution of the settlement under undue influence, the settlement deed cannot
read more
"The submission proceeds on the assumption that a person carrying a weapon would necessarily try to throw it away or offer resistance on finding himself
read more
Repeal of 135-Year-Old Law: Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 Mandates Technology-Neutral Proof for Digital Banking Records
The Indian legal
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The Juvenile Justice system in India has evolved significantly over the years, reflecting the changing societal values and international commitments towards the rights of children. The Juvenile
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Cross-examination is a critical component of the adversarial legal system, particularly in India, where it serves as a powerful tool for truth discovery. The process allows the
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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The introduction of "The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023", "The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023", and "The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023" marks a significant milestone in the Indian legal framework,
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